Plug Into God

I am part of an ecumenical Week of Guided Prayer, based on the Ignatian prayer tradition.

I was given a poem to read based on scripture, and then reflected on whatever stood out from the poem.  I then sat quietly with the phrase that popped out.  This form of prayer is called Lecto Divina.

"... I have even maintained your freedom to go astray...."

When meditating on this phrase, I started to think about how I get to choose when to be conscious or unconscious of God's presence in my life.

I imagined that I had a socket on the top of my head, and that whenever I wanted to, I could reach out and grab hold of God's electrical power cord, and plug it into my socket.  I could be instantly connected to God in my real life, in the messy and choatic life I live, just by willing it to be so.

When I was Plugged Into God, I heard Him tell me,

"You Are Mine.  I Love You."

That comforted me a lot, and filled me up with warmth and love.  I felt tears of joy well up in my eyes.  I sat and basked in God's love for a few more moments, and then thanked God for this beautiful experience.